American Community Survey

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The American Community Survey is an ongoing nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that provides detailed annual demographic, social, economic, and housing data about the U.S. population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government program
official statistics program
survey
administeredBy Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
collects Hispanic or Latino origin
age
citizenship status
commuting characteristics
disability status
educational attainment
employment status
household composition
housing costs
housing tenure
income
industry
language spoken at home
migration
occupation
place of birth
poverty status
race
sex
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataAccess data.census.gov
public use microdata sample files
dataCollectionMethod in-person interview
internet survey
mail survey
telephone interview
dataProducts 1-year estimates
5-year estimates
data profiles
detailed tables
public use microdata sample
subject tables
summary tables
dataReleaseFrequency annual
dataYear reference year prior to release year
frequency continuous
geographicCoverage Puerto Rico
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasComponent Puerto Rico Community Survey
language English
Spanish
legalAuthority Title 13 of the United States Code
mandatory true
operator Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
partOf U.S. Federal Statistical System
surface form: United States federal statistical system
pilotStartDate 1996
purpose to provide detailed demographic data
to provide detailed economic data
to provide detailed housing data
to provide detailed social data
replaced long form of the decennial United States Census
samplingMethod probability sample
samplingUnit group quarters facility
household
scope nationwide
startDate 2005
usedBy businesses
federal agencies
local governments
researchers
state governments
usedFor allocation of federal funds
community development
policy analysis
program planning
website https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs.html

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2010 United States census replacedLongFormWith American Community Survey
United States residents areEstimatedIn American Community Survey
United States Census Bureau-designated Southwest Georgia region dataSource American Community Survey
this entity surface form: American Community Survey estimates
Census Code appliesTo American Community Survey
CDP usedIn American Community Survey
subject surface form: Census-designated place
United States Census Bureau places in Texas dataSourceFor American Community Survey
this entity surface form: American Community Survey estimates in Texas